Posted on 02/17/2019 7:01:31 AM PST by Libloather
Of the nine candidates officially running in the Democratic presidential primary, only one is a heterosexual white man. And that guy, former Rep. John Delaney, generally polls somewhere between zero and 1 percent.
But of the 17 Democrats reportedly still pondering a presidential bid, all but one is a straight white man. Its hard to chalk that up to coincidence. Clearly, the women and minority candidates sensed that the water is warm for them, and the straight white men appear to be worried that this is just not their year.
CNNs demographic number cruncher Ron Brownstein noted recently that the percentage of the Democratic primary electorate who are women, nonwhite voters andthe most liberal component of the partycollege-educated white voters are all on the rise. The 2016 Democratic primary electorate was 58 percent women, 38 percent nonwhite voters and 37 percent college-educated white voters, all numbers that could be bigger in 2020, and strongly suggest a hospitable environment for candidates who embody a diverse America.
Does this mean that Democratic Party voters are so obsessed with identity politics that they are shutting straight white men out of the party? No. Who have been the top two candidates in nearly every primary poll? Not just two straight white males, but geriatric ones: Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are the two oldest straight white men in the lot.
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They mostly represent the pro-recycling wing of the party.
Tired ideas
Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke is half Black Irish, half Mexican, and half witted.
Like Uncle Joe Scumbag Biden....go to Europe and tell them the USA is an embarrassment.
The party is chasing away it’s straight white male voters, so it makes sense that they are chasing away it’s straight white male candidates.
There are no men in the Democrat party...
“Who have been the top two candidates in nearly every primary poll? Not just two straight white males, but geriatric ones: Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are the two oldest straight white men in the lot.”
Because AARP Democrats relate to Uncle Joe and Bernie. They hate minorities more than anyone else.
A black gay tranny woman as his Veep have to cover all the bases to please the left.
I already think you buy the votes of people who want the government to take care of their momma, and, buy off gangs to get voters to the polls. Welfare is money laundering for the gangs.
I hope, that, someday, people see a difference between people kicking their door in and taking their stuff, and, people knocking on their door, showing them a warrant, before taking their stuff.
How far we have fallen! From having almost absolute power to walking on eggshells and being persona non-grata.
Sadly white men themselves are to blame for this collapse. We’ve been and continue to be at the forefront of this surrender. We’re leading the charge to “shame” and “guilt” ourselves into second class citizens.
Will we ever regain the pride that all our accomplishments richly deserve?
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